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Robert Schoelkopf

Robert Schoelkopf

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Physics

D-Index
113
Citations
65186
World Ranking
1034
National Ranking
552

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
  • 2014 - Max Planck Research Award Pioneering work in the field of quantum nanoscience
  • 2009 - Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his innovative use of microwave techniques, including invention of the radio frequency single electron transistor and development of the first realization of strong coupling cavity QED in electrical circuits

Overview

Robert Schoelkopf is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and is active in research at the intersection of computer science and physics and astronomy. Their recent academic work includes numerous publications spanning topics such as quantum information and cryptography, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, and quantum and electron transport phenomena.

The scientist has contributed to several highly cited papers, including:

  • Real-time quantum error correction beyond break-even, 2023, Nature
  • Efficient Multiphoton Sampling of Molecular Vibronic Spectra on a Superconducting Bosonic Processor, 2020, Physical Review X
  • Fast universal control of an oscillator with weak dispersive coupling to a qubit, 2022, Nature Physics
  • Quantum control of bosonic modes with superconducting circuits, 2021, Science Bulletin
  • High-Fidelity Measurement of Qubits Encoded in Multilevel Superconducting Circuits, 2020, Physical Review X

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Luigi Frunzio
  • S. M. Girvin
  • Suhas Ganjam
  • Michel Devoret
  • Chan U Lei

Publications by Robert Schoelkopf are often found in the following venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review X
  • Nature Communications
  • Physical Review Applied
  • PRX Quantum

Their main fields of study are Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy, with significant involvement in subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Additional subfields include Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Research topics covered extensively by Schoelkopf encompass:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Quantum Optics and Atomic Interactions
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies

Robert Schoelkopf has received several awards including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015
  • Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 2014
  • Max Planck Research Award, 2014, for pioneering work in quantum nanoscience
  • Joseph F. Keithley Award For Advances in Measurement Science, American Physical Society, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2005, cited for innovative use of microwave techniques including invention of the radio frequency single electron transistor and development of strong coupling cavity QED in electrical circuits

Best Publications

  • Strong coupling of a single photon to a superconducting qubit using circuit quantum electrodynamics

    A. Wallraff;D. I. Schuster;A. Blais;L. Frunzio

  • Charge-insensitive qubit design derived from the Cooper pair box

    Jens Koch;Terri M. Yu;Jay Gambetta;Andrew Addison Houck

  • Cavity quantum electrodynamics for superconducting electrical circuits: An architecture for quantum computation

    Alexandre Blais;Ren-Shou Huang;Ren-Shou Huang;Andreas Wallraff;S. M. Girvin

  • Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current

    S. I. Kiselev;J. C. Sankey;I. N. Krivorotov;N. C. Emley

  • Superconducting circuits for quantum information: an outlook.

    M. H. Devoret;M. H. Devoret;R. J. Schoelkopf

  • Introduction to quantum noise, measurement, and amplification

    A. A. Clerk;M. H. Devoret;S. M. Girvin;Florian Marquardt

  • Coupling superconducting qubits via a cavity bus.

    J. Majer;J. M. Chow;J. M. Gambetta;Jens Koch

  • Demonstration of two-qubit algorithms with a superconducting quantum processor

    L. DiCarlo;J. M. Chow;J. M. Gambetta;Lev S. Bishop

  • Observation of High Coherence in Josephson Junction Qubits Measured in a Three-Dimensional Circuit QED Architecture

    Hanhee Paik;D. I. Schuster;D. I. Schuster;Lev S. Bishop;Lev S. Bishop;G. Kirchmair

  • Wiring up quantum systems

    R. J. Schoelkopf;S. M. Girvin

  • The radio-frequency single-electron transistor (RF-SET): A fast and ultrasensitive electrometer

    R. J. Schoelkopf;R. J. Schoelkopf;P. Wahlgren;P. Wahlgren;A. A. Kozhevnikov;A. A. Kozhevnikov;P. Delsing;P. Delsing

  • Resolving photon number states in a superconducting circuit

    D. I. Schuster;A. A. Houck;J. A. Schreier;A. Wallraff;A. Wallraff

  • Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits

    Nissim Ofek;Andrei Petrenko;Reinier Heeres;Philip Reinhold

  • Quantum information processing with circuit quantum electrodynamics

    Alexandre Blais;Alexandre Blais;Jay Gambetta;A. Wallraff;A. Wallraff;D. I. Schuster

  • Deterministically encoding quantum information using 100-photon Schrödinger cat states.

    Brian Vlastakis;Gerhard Kirchmair;Zaki Leghtas;Zaki Leghtas;S.E. Nigg

  • Preparation and measurement of three-qubit entanglement in a superconducting circuit

    Leonardo DiCarlo;Matthew D. Reed;Luyan Sun;Blake R. Johnson

  • Approaching unit visibility for control of a superconducting qubit with dispersive readout.

    A. Wallraff;D. I. Schuster;A. Blais;L. Frunzio

  • Realization of three-qubit quantum error correction with superconducting circuits

    Matthew D. Reed;Leonardo DiCarlo;Simon E. Nigg;Luyan Sun

  • Suppressing charge noise decoherence in superconducting charge qubits

    J. A. Schreier;Andrew Addison Houck;Jens Koch;D. I. Schuster

  • Dynamically protected cat-qubits: a new paradigm for universal quantum computation

    Mazyar Mirrahimi;Zaki Leghtas;Victor V Albert;Steven Touzard

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Devoret
Michel Devoret Yale University
Luigi Frunzio
Luigi Frunzio Yale University
Steven Girvin
Steven Girvin Yale University
Liang Jiang
Liang Jiang University of Chicago
Mazyar Mirrahimi
Mazyar Mirrahimi French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA
Jay M. Gambetta
Jay M. Gambetta IBM (United States)
Alexandre Blais
Alexandre Blais Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Leonid I. Glazman
Leonid I. Glazman Yale University
Andrew Houck
Andrew Houck Princeton University

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